Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg is a tribute album featuring the music of French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. Executive-produced by John Zorn, it was released on Tzadik Records in 1997 as part of their series on "Radical Jewish Culture".
Track listing "Les Amours Perdues" – Elysian Fields – 3:28 "Ford Mustang" – Mike Patton – 2:40 "Bonnie and Clyde" – Wayne Horvitz and Robin Holcomb – 5:08 "La-Bas C'est Naturel" – Cyro Baptista – 5:30 "69 Année Erotique" – Kramer – 4:16 "Pauvre Lola" – Ikue Mori – 2:49 "Ballade de Melody Nelson" – Fred Frith – 2:04 "Les sucettes" – JON – 2:44 "L'Homme A La Tête De Chou" – Ruins – 3:18 "Ce Mortel Ennui" – Anthony Coleman – 4:10 "Un Poison Violent, C'est Ca L'Amour" – Eszter Balint – 5:05 "Initials B.B." – David Shea – 3:48 "Sous Le Soleil Exactement" – Eyvind Kang – 3:44 "Couleur Café" – Steve Beresford – 3:07 "Le Chanson De Slogan" – Blonde Redhead – 3:46 "Contact" – John Zorn – 2:20 "Je t'aime... moi non plus" – Cibo Matto – 4:20 "Intoxicated Man" – Medeski Martin & Wood – 3:31 "Comic Strip" – Shelley Hirsch – 1:58 "Requiem Pour Un Con" – Franz Treichler – 4:59 "Black Trombone" – Marc Ribot – 3:45
Personnel
"Les Amours Perdues" Oren Bloedow – Guitar, bass, drums Ed Pastorini – Keyboards Jamie Candiloro – Mixing Jennifer Charles – Vocals "Ford Mustang" Mike Johnson – Engineering Mike Patton – Vocals, Music "Bonnie And Clyde" Wayne Horvitz – Music Tucker Martine – Mixing Reggie Watts – Vocals Robin Holcomb – Vocals "La-Bas C'est Naturel" Cyro Baptista – Percussion Olivier Glissant – Vocals, Accordion "69 Année Erotique" Tess – Backing vocals Kramer – Vocals, music "Pauvre Lola" Ikue Mori – Drum programming Mark Roule – Engineering Marc Ribot – Guitar Haena Kim – Vocals "The Ballad Of Melody Nelson" Fred Frith – Vocals, music "Les Sucettes" JON – Vocals, Harmonium "L'Homme A La Tête De Chou" Sasaki Hisashi – Bass Tatsuya Yoshida – Vocals, drums "Ce Mortel Ennui" Yael Bitton – Backing vocals Doug Wieselman – Clarinet Joe Johnson – Engineering Michael Attias – Baritone saxophone Anthony Coleman – Vocals, piano
"Un Poison Violent, C'est Ca L'Amour" Roberto Rodríguez – Drums Eddie Sperry – Engineering Marc Ribot – Guitar, backing vocals JD Foster – Producer, bass, organ Eszter Balint – Vocals "Initials B.B." Kurt Ralske – Engineering David Shea – Music Tiziana Shea – Vocals "Sous Le Soleil Exactement" Eyvind Kang – Music Michelle Amar – Vocals "Couleur Café" Steve Beresford – Vocals, Music "Le Chanson De Slogan" Simone Pace – Drums Guy Picciotto – Engineering Amadeo Pace – Guitar Kazu Makino – Vocals "Contact" John Zorn – Vocals "Je T'Aime, Moi Non Plus" Sean Lennon – Bass, guitar, vocals Timo Ellis – Drums, vocals Yuka Honda – Keyboards Miho Hatori – Vocals "Intoxicated Man" Chris Wood – Bass Billy Martin – Drums John Medeski – Organ, vocals "Comic Strip" Shelley Hirsch – Vocals "Requiem Pour Un Con" Tronte – Music, vocals Franz Treichler – Music, vocals "Black Trombone" Eddie Sperry – Engineering Marc Ribot – Guitar, vocals
Credits Ikue Mori – Artwork Serge Gainsbourg – Music John Zorn – Producer Allan Tucker – Mastering
Sources tzadik.com discogs.com